Aljezur demo against tax office closure
Residents of Aljezur are planning to stage a protest this Thursday against the closure of the local tax office. The nearest Finanças office is 30 kilometres away. This is the
CCDR backs solar valley despite public outcry
A bid by Loulé householders to highlight “irregularities and omissions” behind a huge solar farm on their doorsteps in Morgado de Apra has fallen flat with the CCDR (commission for
Algarve railway in disaster simulation
The beleaguered Algarve railway line – often labelled “an embarrassment” – is ready for disaster. In the first simulation of its kind, 13 different entities, including the GNR, INEM, Red
Abandoned foetus
Workers of Palmela municipal authority had a harrowing experience when they found a human foetus during routine maintenance work on the sewers at Pinhal Novo. According to Setúbal District Centre
Portugal in top 20 business-friendly countries
Portugal is the 20th best country in the world to conduct business in, according to a ranking published by Forbes magazine. Despite the country’s precarious economic state, it was still
TAP voted best airline in Europe as it prepares for World Cup craze
National airline TAP Air Portugal has been voted “Best Airline Company in Europe” by readers of Global Traveler magazine, an American travel and tourism publication aimed at the business traveller
Cinemas reopen in Portimão
Just in time for the Christmas holidays, Portimão’s Continente Shopping Centre has reopened the six cinema theatres that closed down so abruptly nearly a year ago due to the bankruptcy
Police evacuate A22 tolls protesters
In another sad day for the fight to abolish motorway tolls on the A22 Via do Infante, PSP police were called to evacuate a handful of protesters demonstrating in the
Lagos council backs “no receipts” campaign
A campaign to do away with the need for market-farmers to issue receipts has now got backing from a local authority. Lagos council has “wholeheartedly” endorsed the bid by local
Foundation launches groundbreaking ‘cancerwatch’ programme
The Champalimaud Foundation – dedicated to biomedical research – is launching a groundbreaking programme that will warn people of their risks of contracting cancer before they get it. Presenting the